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disproportionately located

French translation: inégalement répartie

08:40 Jan 24, 2016
English to French translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop / Humanitarian aid
English term or phrase: disproportionately located
"The area suitable for irrigation is disproportionately located." We are talking about "5–9 million hectares in the drylands "...
In fact, I understand what it means but can't get to formulate it...
Thanks for your help
Mireille BOULANGER
France
French translation:inégalement répartie
Explanation:
Les zones propres à l'irrigation sont inégalement réparties (sur le territoire, dans le pays)
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Katia CULOT
France
Grading comment
C'est parfait, merci bien
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1situé de façon disproportionnée
Ben Plan
4inégalement répartie
Katia CULOT
3 -2la superficie adaptée à l'irrigation est deraisonnablr/dépasse l'entendement
Philippe ROUSSEAU


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
situé de façon disproportionnée


Explanation:

Traduction disponible sur ce site du parlement canadien:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Search/Results.aspx?Language=E&search_...

Ben Plan
France
Local time: 20:58
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
17 mins
  -> merci Chakib
neutral  hirselina: Me semble impossible en français
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
la superficie adaptée à l'irrigation est deraisonnablr/dépasse l'entendement


Explanation:
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Note added at 11 heures (2016-01-24 20:11:27 GMT)
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"déraisonnable"

Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
Local time: 20:58
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: not even near// "un français fluide" is pointless if there no connection to what is said in the ST
5 hrs
disagree  Peter LEGUIE: Je crois que vous faites l'impasse sur "located".
9 hrs
  -> Le located est dans l'idée de superficie : je ne traduis pas mot pour mot, j'essaie de restaurer fidèlement l'idée de l'auteur dans un français fluide
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inégalement répartie


Explanation:
Les zones propres à l'irrigation sont inégalement réparties (sur le territoire, dans le pays)

Katia CULOT
France
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
C'est parfait, merci bien
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